As Haitians mark the anniversary of the devastating earthquake in 2010, hope has given way to a crushing sense of bitterness and despair.
Sprinting on their crutches at breakneck speed, the young soccer players who lost legs in Haiti’s earthquake last year project a symbol of hope.
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/ 14 January 2010
Traumatised Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the earthquake that flattened homes and buried people.
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/ 24 February 2009
Packed with cocaine and grimly christened ”coffins”, sleek jungle-built submarines are steaming their way north from Colombia for the US market.
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/ 8 December 2008
Even Picassos seem to be less than recession-proof these days as the art world succumbs to the global economic downturn.
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/ 22 October 2008
Long before she filed for bankruptcy, Ann Neukomm was ”underwater” — she owed more on her mortgage than her house was worth.
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/ 12 January 2008
United States tobacco companies have been hit with thousands of new lawsuits in Florida from smokers and their families seeking compensation before Friday’s court-imposed deadline for filing individual claims in what is shaping up as a major challenge for the industry.